South Bay

Politics

Imperial Beach Passes One Of The Broadest Plastic Bans In State

Alexander Nguyen

Erik Anderson

The city of Imperial Beach on Wednesday night passed one of the most sweeping plastics bans in the state of California.
KPBS Midday Edition

Imperial Beach Officials Planning For Sea Level Rise

Erik Anderson

Imperial Beach faces the most imminent threat from rising sea levels, and city officials are already thinking about adaptation strategies.
Environment

SANDAG Plan Roils Two San Diego County Supervisors

Erik Anderson

Two San Diego County supervisors are not happy with plans to change what future transportation funding will be spent on.
Politics

Roundtable: The Census Question

Bennett Lacy

The Supreme Court hears a case challenging a Trump administration change to the 2020 census, the city of Imperial Beach considers a stricter ban on plastic bags, and seniors navigate retirement in California.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego Smog Among The Nation's Worst

Erik Anderson

A new American Lung Association report finds San Diego is the sixth smoggiest city in the country and the number of unhealthy ozone days is going up.
KPBS Midday Edition

Her Campaign Is Over, But Vivian Moreno Is Still Knocking On Doors

Andrew Bowen

Vivian Moreno's campaign for San Diego City Council might be more than five months behind her, but that hasn't stopped her from walking door-to-door in her district and introducing herself to constituents.
Local

SANDAG, Caltrans To Close Route 54/I-805 Interchange Ramps For Overnight Work

City News Service

Construction crews will begin five days of ramp closures in the South Bay on Monday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to accommodate ongoing road work, according to the San Diego Association of Governments.
Public Safety

Increased Police Presence Expected At Bonita Vista High After Online Threat

City News Service

Police were looking into an Instagram comment that suggested a shooting was going to take place Monday at the approximately 2,500-student campus.
KPBS Evening Edition

Cross-Border Dialogue Tackles Cross-Border Pollution Issue

Erik Anderson

California officially opened a dialogue with Mexican officials at a field meeting in Imperial Beach and the first topic of discussion was the region’s cross-border sewage issue.
Public Safety

Advocates Aim To Bring 'Vision Zero' Movement To South County

Andrew Bowen

Safe streets advocates have released a new report that aims to bring the "Vision Zero" movement to end all traffic deaths to four cities in southern San Diego County.